Inkstand



L. HAYNE.

(Nb Model) INKSTAND.

No. 582,787. Patented May 18', 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVI HAYNE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,787, dated May 18, 1897.

Applieati n filed March 15, 1897.

To aZl whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEVI HAYNE, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Inkstands; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1, a top or plan View of an inkstand constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a side view of the same and illustrating the manner of securing the frame in position; Fig. 3, a central sectional View through the frame; Fig. 4:, a sectional view of one of the bottles detached.

This invention relates to an improvement in inkstands, and particularly such as are adapted to be used in connection with rolltop desks, in whichit is desirable that the inkstand should be suspended above the working surface of the desk, the object of the invention being to produce a device which may be readily applied to the under face of a shelf or compartment and so as to project outward therefrom; and it consists in the construction as hereinafter described, and particularly recited in the claims.

The frame preferably consists of sides A B, back D, and bottom C. About midway of their length the sides are connected by a crosspiece E. From the upper edges of the side project ears e. Forward of the ears are shoulders a, from which the sides slope downward and are formed with penholder-retaining scallops b. The outer ends of the sides and the base are formed with an inwardly-projecting flange c to support a slide G, which closes the forward end of the frame. Extending upward from the bottom are lugs or posts at. The ink-bottles H I correspond in length substantially to the length of the frame and are formed with openings h '5 near their outer ends, which may be closed by caps H in the usual manner. The combined Width of the bottles is less than the width of the frame, and they are held in their proper position by the said lugs or posts d. The space between the forward ends of the bottles forms a square opening for the reception of a rectangular box or bottle J, which may contain a penwiper of any desired style, a pin-cushion, or other suitable article, the box or bottle also Serial No. 627,451. (No model.)

assisting in locating and securely holding the bottles in position. The frame is secured to the under side of a shelf K or other suitable part of the desk by clips L, which consist of st raps which extend below the ears 6 forward and onto the upper surface of the shelf K, as shown in Fig. 2, which securely clamps the frame to the shelf, and the shoulders projecting upward from the front of the edge of the shelf prevent the frame from being forced rearward. The frame, with the bottles therein, is so balanced that the weight is greater forward of the ears than rearward of them and so that the rear end of the frame is naturally held in contact with the under surface of the shelf K, the clips at the forward end being the only fastening device required,-and so that when desired the frame may be readily removed.

Having fully described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described inkstand consisting of a frame having sides, ends, and a bottom, the sides connected bya cross-piece, ears projecting beyond the said sides, and bottles located within said frame and opening forward of the cross-piece, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described inkstand consisting of a frame having sides, rear end, bottom and removable forward end, said sides connected by a cross-piece, ears projecting beyond the said sides, bottles located within said frame and opening forward of said crosspiece, and a box located between the outer ends of the bottle, substantially as described.

3. The herein-described inkstand consisting of a frame having sides, ends, and a bottom, the sides connected bya cross-piece, ears projecting beyond the said sides which are formed with upwardly-projecting shoulders forward of said ears, and from which shou1- ders the sides slope downward to their forward ends, and bottles located within said frame and opening forward of the cross-piece, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEVI HAYNE.

lVitnesses:

GEORGE D. SEYMOUR, FRED. O. EARLE. 

